Couples coping with chronic pain: How do intercouple interactions relate to pain coping?

Conclusions Each of the four approaches find some support in the research literature, yet none of them can explain the full range of couple interactions. We argue that the different approaches are complementary and that several of the approaches can be integrated in a dyadic understanding of pain coping. Implications All the models indicate that couple interactions can affect pain coping and that this should be taken into account when developing treatment programmes for chronic pain patients.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research